A relatively new wireless carrier called LinkUp Mobile has quietly grown to 30,000 subscribers in just four months by taking an unusual approach to selling phone service. Instead of focusing solely on online sales or traditional wireless stores, the company is putting complete phone packages in convenience stores and gas stations across the country. According to BestMVNO, LinkUp Mobile's parent company SurgePays reported that monthly customer sign-ups more than doubled between April and July... Read more →
The Lumia 530 is Microsoft's newest super-cheap smartphone offering, and it will be coming to T-Mobile and Cricket Wireless this month. Both carriers have already announced their versions of the device, together with information on pricing and availability. Starting tomorrow, Cricket Wireless will be offering the Lumia 530 online as well as in the... Read more →
Heads up, fans of luxury smartphones! Vertu, a company known for creating Android devices that use premium materials and command high prices, has recently unveiled its newest offering, the Vertu Aster. As expected for a product from a luxury mobile phone manufacturer, the Vertu Aster does not certainly come cheap. The device starts at $6,900.00,... Read more →
Apple is introducing a new tool that lets users determine if their Apple devices are configured to use Activation Lock. The web tool works in the same vein as those used by AT&T and other carriers in ascertaining if a particular handset for potential trade-in has been using the protective feature. In Apple's tool, you provide the International... Read more →
Capital One, a credit card provider, is introducing a new mobile wallet app that is designed to work with Apple Pay, the mobile payment platform being developed by mobile manufacturing giant Apple. Called Capital One Wallet, the app actually had its soft launching on iOS earlier last month, but the company has only officially announced its... Read more →
The Lumia 830, Microsoft's next Windows Phone device, is expected to hit stores around the world this week. The handset comes with an off-contract price of 330 Euros ($415.71) and will most probably be available first in countries under the European Union (EU). Microsoft is positioning the Lumia 830 as an affordable flagship device. The handset... Read more →
Sprint and Verizon Wireless are showing that they too can play that game. On the wake of AT&T's double-data promo launch, Sprint has announced today that it is also launching a double-date offer of their own, one that promises to one-up the offer made by AT&T days earlier. In Sprint's promo, subscribers can enjoy 60 gigabytes of shareable... Read more →
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